Band-cutter



I HOYEZ BAND CUTTER.

(No Model.)

No. 512,965. Patented Jan. 16,1894.

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IRENE HOYEZ, OF STEPHEN, MINNESOTA.

BAND-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming-part of Letters Patent No. 512,965, dated January16, 1894.

Application filed April 22, 1893- Serial No. 471,370. (No 'model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IRENE HOYEZ, of Stephen, in the county of Marshalland State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBand-Cutters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to knives for cutting belts or hands used fordriving thrashing and other machines, and it consists in a cutter forthis and similar or other purposes, of novel construction and comprisingnew and useful combinations of parts, substantially as hereinafterdescribed and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section, upon the line 1-1 in Fig. 2,of a band cutter embodying my invention, and representing the mainblades of the cutter as closed within the sheath or handle. Fig. 2 is aView from the under side of the implement, with the parts in the sameposition as in Fig. 1, and showing certain additional small blades usedto cut the lacings or leather strings uniting the ends of a band. Fig. 3is a side view of the cutter with its band cutting blades open; and Fig.at a longitudinal section of the rear portion of the handle with theadditional small blades thrown open.

A indicates the handle of the knife or band cutter and B B its main orband cutting blades. These blades are fastened together at their one endby joint and a screw b or in any convenient manner that will admit oftheir being separated from each other when required to be sharpened.When united to each other they form an acute angle along their cuttingedges 0 c relativelyto each other, with the point of the one blade Bfacing more or less the rear end of the handle, when the two blades B Bare thrown out of the sheath or handle to cut a belt or band by drawingthe two cutting edges of said blades through the belt or band from itsopposite sides. The blade B of these united blades is pivoted to thehandle, as at cl, to admit of the combined blades being opened out ofthe handle to cut the band, as shownin Fig. 3, or of being shut withinthe handle as shown in Fig. 1, so that the tool can be carried in thepocket without dulling the edges of the blades, the handle or sheathbeing suitably recessed between its opposite sides for the purpose ofreceiving said blades within it.

If desired, a spring 0 in and along the back of the handle, may be usedto hold the blades B B closed within the handle, and also to hold themopen and at any desired angle relatively to the length of the handle.Thus the pivoted end a of the blade B is of enlarged circular or diskform and has a lip f,

-for a detent or pawl D acted on by the spring tively to the length ofthe handle may be,

changed and the blades held locked. By applying pressure, through anysuitable means,

to force the spring 0 inward, the pawlD is or may be released from thelip f or notches g, to allow of the blades B B being opened out of thehandle or of being closed Within it as required.

In the rear end of the handle A is pivoted, as at h, a series ofindependent small blades E arranged side by side, for cutting lacings orleather strings of various widths uniting the ends of a belt or bandtogether. These blades shut into a recess '0' on the under side of thehandle and are controlled by a spring G, or each may be controlled by aseparate spring. When these blades are thrown open to cut, as shown fortwo of them in Fig. 2 and as shown in Fig. at, the spring Gengageswith ashoulder It on the blades.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a band cutter, a blade secured at one end to a handle, a secondblade secured to the free end of the first blade and held in a fixedrelation thereto when in use, the cutting edge of one blade facing thatof the other and forming an angle therewith, substantially as specified.

2. In a band cutter, the combination with the recessed handle of theblade pivoted to said handle, means for locking the blade in an open orclosed position, a second blade secured to the free end of the firstblade and held in a fixed relation thereto when in use, the cutting edgeof one blade facing that of the other and forming an angle therewith andthe combined blades arranged to close within the said handle,substantially as specified.

3. In a band cutter of the character described, the combination with thehandle A, of the united angling blades B B the one of which is pivotedto the handle, the spring 0, and the pawl D adapted to engage with thepivoted end portion of said one of the two in combination with theangling band cutting blades B B pivotally connected with the oppositeend of the handle, essentially as and for the purpose specified.

IRENE HOYEZ.

Witnesses:

H. I. YETTER, VAN D. SMITH.

